5 Ways To Take Advantage Of Your FLOC Membership in 2013
Membership with any organization or gym can often go the way of a New Year’s resolution (88% fail rate). At first you have lots of enthusiasm and push hard for a short period, but as time progresses you get busy, you forget and time passes without much use of the services you’ve paid for… The FLOC Team knows from experience that there’s a good chance this might happen to YOU. Everyone has good intentions to serve others and make an impact in their community, but life sometimes has a way of distracting us from the things we’ve set out to do. We know you don’t want to see that happen, so we’ve compiled a helpful list of the 5 best ways to take advantage of your FLOC membership. We hope it helps and that it gives you the enthusiasm to use your FLOC membership to the fullest this year!!
1. Add VOLUNTEER, AWARENESS and LEADERSHIP events into your calendar! ~ Although there’s always a possibility of changes to the schedule, for the most part the entire 2013 calendar is in place. With the events in your calendar, you’ll have a much higher percentage of NOT double booking and possibly missing nonprofit experiences that you’re desiring to participate in. Do it today, don’t delay, start now!
2. Join A Nonprofit Committee or Junior Board! ~ Our nonprofit partners approach us on a regular basis looking for outstanding Committee and Junior Board members. Lately we’ve received requests from Rewrite Beautiful, Mission Hospital, PCRF, CASA, Ronald McDonald House, American Cancer Society, The Raise Foundation and others looking for bright “new talent” to help take their charity to the next level. Saying YES to one of these opportunities will surely keep you connected! Here’s a little secret….the truth is that it’s not easy to get on a Board of Directors of a successful nonprofit. Often you have to know someone who knows someone, be invited in and then finally voted in. The best Boards are made up of top executives, movers and shakers, the finest of OC. Getting on one of those Boards is tough, but your chances are much greater if you’re already proving valuable on a Committee or Junior Board. These groups handle many of the special events, fundraisers and campaigns that are so vital to an organization. Join one, help the organization be successful and you could well be on your way to attaining Board status. Interested? Take a look at the latest positions here! Or, send us an e-mail at info@futureleadersoc.org and we’ll keep you up to date on available positions and ways to apply. We’ll also put you through one of our new Committee or Board Trainings coming up this year. That way you’ll be fully prepared! Oh, did we mention it looks fabulous on a resume! Make a commitment to join a Committee/Board today!
3. Become A FLOC Liaison for a Nonprofit! ~ FLOC has partnered with 105 local nonprofits. That’s a lot! It’s a challenge to keep track of all their activities, volunteer events and special gatherings…however, if you chose to be a “charity liaison” there’s a much better chance we’ll stay connected to the nonprofit’s activities and keep FLOCers engaged. Is there a charity you’d like to represent? If so, send us an e-mail, let us know who you want to represent, we’ll connect you with their staff and we’ll do our best to continually promote them! ~ Past FLOC liaisons that have done an outstanding job: Robert Kollar with OCEANA, Shereen Miniawi with iHOPE, James Ruiz with Kids Konnected and Kim Burrell with CASA.
4. Bring Your Friends! ~ Members often forget that their membership allows for one free guest at every awareness event. Take advantage of this!! FLOC is designed to be fun. Having your friends engaged and volunteering will add an extra incentive to the work your doing in the community. So, don’t be shy. This is good work! Invite your friends!!
5. Join the FLOC Team! ~ It takes a team of volunteers to assist in the running of a FLOC chapter. Taking on a leadership position on the FLOC Team will mentally move you into a place of “commitment.” Help is needed in many ways and there are several positions that continually change hands on a regular basis, including: FLOC MC, Hospitality, Membership, Gala Committee, Fund Development, Nonprofit Partner Communication, FLOC Board and many more… Interested in being a part of the FLOC Team? Send us FLOC National Director Shawn Wehan an e-mail today!
